Daily Republican., 1887-09-22
THIRD EDITION.
Pniisdeipnla Itosns.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %. - Coroner |
Davis, of Camden, began q formal in
vestigation yesterday into the death OF
Mrs. Margaret O'Donnt II, a 81 year-old
married woman, who died at 2S5 Me
chanic street, Saturday evening, from
criminal malpractice. A jury was en-
paneled and viewed the body in the re-
csiving vault at the Camden Cemetery.
1t has not yet been dec ided when the In
quest will be held. :.
Mrs. O'Donnell had been separated
from her husband, who is q labortr, for
nearly year past. She had five children
who lived with her. On Friday she visit
ed Philadelphia and the next day she was
taken sick. She told her neighbors che
had the chills. A stranger from PhiIa-
delphia, who was supposed by the neigh.
bors to be ply sician, visited the house
sevt raj times and administered medicines
which he brought with him. Mrs. D.
Donnell gradually grew worse, however,
and Henry Bergen, wealthy pork
butcher, OF AIS cambridge street, who
was frequent visitor at the house, Sc
cured the services of DR. Joseph Kern, of
3I2 Catharine street. He could do but
little for the woman and she died Satur-
day evening DR.. Hern did not notify
the authorities, but gave certificate OF
death from puerperai peritonius.
Martin Mulbolland,a q drunken mulatto,
who lives at 1880 Lombard street, terrified
the residents of Dupop ceau and Locust
streets yesterday afternOt n by waving an
axe over his head and threatening 10 kill
anybody who interfered with him. A
big crowd formed, but nobody dared go
near Mulholland, who broke in several
doors of the houses on Duponceau street
with his weapon. Officer William Pat.
terson, of the Nineteen,h district, who
was off duty and was dressed IN citizens
clothes, saw the crowd, and when he
found out the cause OF the trouble he
charged on Mulholland.
The mulatto ran into q house on Du-
ponceau street and hid himself behind 4
door on the second floor. As the officer
came up he sprang out with his axe and
made desperate attempt to brain him.
Policeman Patterson douged the b ov
and grsppled with the half crszed man
After plucsy 1ght he succeeded In dis
arming him and, with the assistance Of
another patrolman, took him to the sta
ton house. He was locked up for q
hearing before Magistrate List this morn
ing.
a beer wagon driven by Gottlieb
Kraft who lives ON West College avenue
Philadelphia, was struck by the 30 Had
dontield accommoda' ion train on the
Camden and Atlantic Railroad at the
Kaighn's avenue crossing, Camden, yes
teruay afternoon. The wagon was de.
molished and the driver thrown some
d stance ard badly cut about the head,
but will recover.
The Coroner's jury in the case of Catha-
rine Miles, aged y years, who was found
on Monday evening IN TIE well OF an oHS-
house, yesterday rendered vepSlct OF
''death by drowning Kate Nkfes and NJ.
j. Nolan, who had been sxrfested on sus-
picion OF being IMPLICATED in the
woman's death, we're discharged from
custody.
"A verdict o1 dicide was rendered in
the case of 1ard Bremen, and death
from Pist26 Shot wounds, indicted by
Richard emer," was returned in the
case Of J. Elizabeth Alder.
GeS Colbert committed suicide yes
terd 10y hanging himself In the eleventh
stl of the Franklin Sugar Refinery
me deed is attributed to iLtemperanct
and domestic troubles.
Sarah Powell, aged 35 years, mad,
three unsuccessful attempts yesterday I,
jump into the Delaware from the ferry
boat Shackamaxon while crossing tn
river.
Henderson Wood, aged 81 years, a
tempted suicide yesterday by takin
laudanum He will probably recover.
Andrew Campbell was committed yes
terday to await the result of the iujuri,
he is alleged to to have inflicted on Ann
Ninestead by kicking her in the abdt
men.